Ejection of removable NTFS media must be restricted to Administrators.

From Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of Format and Eject Removable Media

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-52875r1_rule Ejection of removable NTFS media must be restricted to Administrators.

Vulnerability discussion

Removable hard drives, if they are not properly configured, can be formatted and ejected by users who are not members of the Administrators Group. Formatting and ejecting removable NTFS media must only be done by administrators.

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If the following registry value does not exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding: Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE Registry Path: \Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\ Value Name: AllocateDASD Value Type: REG_SZ Value: 0

Fix text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> "Devices: Allowed to format and eject removable media" to "Administrators".

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